Coin purse



F 4, 1950 N. s. WATERMAN 2,497,643

com PURSE Filed Dec. 5, 1946 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 MMQQ Feb. 14, 1950 N. s. WATERMAN 2,497,643

' com PURSE Filed Dec. 5, 1946 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 M/VE/V TOR.

NE/ WP? ERMHN g Add M 9 1 1g [j 5 rom/5x Patented F eb. 14, 1950 COIN PURSE Neil S. Waterman, .Scarsdale, N. Y., assignor, by mesne assignments, to Levelor Corporation, a corporation of New York Application December 5, 1946, Serial No. 114.337

"This invention relates tonew and useful improvements in a coin case.

More particularly, the invention proposes a new and improved coin case characterized by the fact that it is composed of several thermoplastic or thermo-setting parts associated with each other. These parts are of such construction that they are readily moldable with dies generally used in the construction of therrno-plastic or thermo-setting plastics. In fact, the only nonthermo-plasti or non-thermo-setting materials used in the coin case are small springs used in the resilient means for supporting the coins against the bottom of the top wall of one of the parts of the purse. p

More specifically, the invention proposes to construct the coin purse of a base container section, a top container section, a cylindrical pivot and a cover. Each of these parts is made of. thermo-plastic or thermo-setting materials. Each of these parts is so constructed that they may be readily molded. Moreover, these parts are so arranged that they may be easily connected or associated with each other.

The dominating feature of the invention resides in the specific construction of each of. the thermo-plastic or thermo-setting material parts, by which they may be readily connected or associated with each other. I

For further comprehension of the invention, and of the objects and advantages thereof, reference will'be had to the following description andaccompanying drawings, and to the appended claims in which the various novel features of the invention are more particularly set forth- .In the accompanying drawings forming a material part of this disclosure: I

Fig. 1 is a plan viewof a coin purse constructed in accordance with this invention, and illustrated in a closed position.

Fig. 2 is a front elevational view of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a plan view of the coin purse shown in Fig. 1 but illustrated with the cover opened into a vertical position.

Fig. 4 is an end view of Fig. 3 looking in the direction of the line 44 of Fig. 3.

Fig. 5 is an enlarged vertical sectional view taken on the line 55 of Fig. 3.

Fig. 6 is an enlarged vertical sectional view taken on the line B-6 of Fig. 3.

Fig. 7 is a plan view of the pivot of the coin purse, as partially seen in Fig. 3.

Fig. 8 is an end view of Fig. 7 looking in the direction of the line 8-8 thereof.

6 Claims. (Cl. 220- 31) 2 Fig. 9 is a plan view of the base container section of the purse.

Fig. 10 is a sectional view taken on the line Ill-40 of Fig. 9.

Fig. 11 is a plan view of the top container section of the purse.

Fig. 12 is a sectional view taken on the line l2-l2 of Fig. 11.

Fig. 13 is a front elevational viewof the cover of the purse, this view being taken as though looking in the direction of the lines l3|3 of Fig. 4.

Fig. 14 is a. sectional view taken on |4l4 of Fig. 13.

Fig.15 is a fragmentary horizontal sectional view taken on the line l5-|5 of Fig. 6.

the line The coin purse, in accordance with this invention, includes a base container section l0 having a bottom wall Ii, full height end walls l2, a short curved back wall l3 and a short frontwall M. Curved coin guiding projections l5 extend inwards from the inner. face of said short front wall I4 and are provided with vertical slots 6 for partition walls. These curved coin guiding projections extend a short distance above the top edge of the short front wall M. The short curved back wall l3 has at its central area a.

curved recess R8 for a cylindrical pivot. This curved recess l8 has along its ends short end walls l9 and at its front a short front wall 20. The end walls .19 have semi-cylindrical recesses 21 for accommodating the trunnion of the cylindrical pivot which fits into the recess I8. The

top face of the bottom wall H is provided with short upwardly directed bosses 22,13 and 24 upon which the bottom ends of certain springs are set. Short curved partitiomlike projections 25 are located upon the coin receiving projections 15 and are aligned with the vertical slots i6; and consequently are aligned with partition.

walls set into these slots l6 and serve to guide the insertion of different denominations of coins into the coin purse as will be hereinafter more fully explained. One of the end walls I2 is provided with a lug 26 having an aperture 21 for a tassel, chain or other similar element.

Atop container'section 30 is associated with the base container section Iii in a certain way. This'topcontainer section St has a top wall 3! extending between said full height end walls. I2 of the base container section Iii. The top wall 3! is provided with circular openings 32, 33 and 34 for displaying coins of different denominations placed in said purse.

The top container. section- 30 is also provided with end walls 35 and partition walls 36. These end walls 35 and partition walls 36 are adapted to engage into the vertical slots E6 of the container section in. The front ends of the end walls 35 and the partition walls 36 are disposed at a forward and downward inclination (see particularly Figs. 11 and 12). The vertical slots it are similarly inclined, see Fig. 10. With this arrangement the front ends of the end Walls 35 and partition walls 36 may be set into the vertical slots l6 which then serve to hold them down.

The top container section is also provided with a curved back wall 31 complementary to and engageable within said curved back wall l3 of the base container section ll]. wall 3'! is provided with small projections 38 adapted to engage through small cutouts or niches 33 formed upon the top of the curved wall l3 and by which the topcontainer section '30 may be snapped into the base container section 6 and then firmly maintain its position. It should be noted that the sloping vertical slots I6 and the sloping front ends of the side walls 35 and partition walls 36 will maintain the front portion of the top container section 30 and base container section |0 firmly connected together, while the projections 38 resiliently hold the back portions of these sections 30 and I0 connected together.

The top container section 30 is also provided with a recess 46 which is superimposed on the curved recess l3 and which is provided with end walls 4| and a front wall 42. These walls 4| and 42 are superimposed upon the end walls l9 and front wall 26 of the base container section II) when said sections 30 and ID are connected together. The end walls 4| are provided with semicylindrical recesses 43 superimposed on the semicylindrical recesses 2| for accommodating the trunnion of the pivot which is engaged in the recesses l8 and as hereinafter more fully explained. The edge portions of the circular openings 32, 33 and 34 and the edge portions of the front and ends of the wall 3| are formed with bevels 44. The curved back wall 31 is formed with short forwardly projecting ribs 45 and 46 which serve to assist in stacking coins within the coin purse.

A cylindrical pivot 48 is mounted in the recesses l8 and 40. This cylindrical pivot 48 has a trunnion 49 which engages the recesses 2| and 43. The pivot 48 has a curved side 50 mating with the curvature of the recess l8. At the back the pivot 50 has a rectangular boss 5| engaging a complementary recess 52 formed upon a boss 53 on a cover 54 of the coin purse. The projection 5| is cemented into the recess '52 with suitable plastic cement, such as a solvent. The pivot 48 is also provided with a pair of upwardly extending fingers 55 which are spaced a short distance 56 from the inside face of the cover 54 and into which the bottom edge portion of a folded bill may be engaged.

The cover 54 has a front wall 51, side walls 58, and a back wall 59'. The back Wall 59 is curved to be complementary to the curvature of the curved Wall |3. The side walls 58 are adapted to be superimposed upon the side walls l2 of the base container section II]. The front wall 51 is adapted to be superimposed on the front wall 4 of the base container section I0. Small projections 59 from the front ends of the side walls 58 are engageable with complementary small niches or recesses 60 formed on the front ends of the side walls i2 by which the cover 54 is securely held closed. However, the cover 54' 'is capable of This curved back securely hold the base container section It and the cover 54 for opening and closing the cover 54,

.as desired.

The top wall 3| of the top container section 30 .iS iilormed with a pair of recesses 65 into which the finger-like projections 55 of the cylindrical pivot 48 engage'when the cover 54 is in its closed position.

The coin purse is also provided with resilient means for supporting coins against the bottom of the top wall 3| of the top container section 30. This resilient means includes discs 66, 61 and 68 set beneath the openings 32, 33 and 34. Helical spiral springs '69 are mounted at their bottom ends on the bosses 22, 23 and 24 and have their top ends set into recesses 16 formed in the bottom faces of the discs 66, 61 and 6-8. These springs 69 serve to firmly urge the discs 56, 61 and 68 into their top positions. The edges of the discs 66, 61 and 68 are curved as clearly shown in Figs. 5 and=6.

The operation and use of thenew and improved coin purse maybe understood from the following:

In Figs. 1 and 2 the coin purse is shown in a' closed position. A tassel, chain or the like element may be mounted through the opening 2'! of the lug 26 so that the coin purse may be easily found in ones pocketbook or other container. Moreover, this chain may be connected with the slide of a slide fastener of a pocketbook or other container, if this is desired. The coin purse is opened by merely pivoting the cover 54 upwards. When this is done the projections '59 snap out from the niches '66. Now any one of the discs 66, 61 or 68 may be manually depressed and then a coin may be slipped in position over the disc or over a coin already on the disc. The coin is slipped inwards into positions from the front of the coin purse. The coins are slipped into position above the curved coin guiding projections I5 and between the projections '25 and the partition walls 36. The coins are slipped into position beneath the top wall 3| of the top container section 30. Three or four coins may be slipped into position above each disc 66, 61 and 68 depending merely on the'height of th coin purse and the distance that the spring 69 can be compressed. Folded paper money .may be slipped behind the fingers 55 into the space 56 and against the inner face of the cover 54.

The top container section 35 may be removed by merely pulling its back portion upwards so that the small projections 38 ride out from the cutouts 39. Then the forward ends of the side walls 35 and the partition walls 36 may be slipped upwards out from the vertical slots Hi. When the top container section 36 is removed, the trunnion 49 is freed from the recesses 2| and 43 and may be removed. The cover 54 and the cylindrical pivot 48 are connected as a unit because they are cemented together.

While I have illustrated and described the preferred embodiment of my invention, it is to be understood that I do not limit myself to the precise construction herein disclosed and the right is reserved to all changes and modifications coming within the scope of theinvention as defined in the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by United States Letters Patent is:

1. In a coin purse, a base container section having a curved back wall having a curved recess within the curvature thereof for a cylindrical pivot and short end Walls and a short front wall on the ends and front of said curved recess, a top container section having a curved back wall complementary to and engaging within said curved back wall of the base container section and provided within the curvature thereof with a recess superimposed on said curved recess and provided with end and front walls resting on the end and front walls of the curved recess of said container base section, a cylindrical pivot set into said recesses and having a trunnion engaging complementary bearing openings in the end walls of said recesses, and a cover for said coin purse attached to said pivot.

2. In a coin purse, a base container section having a curved back wall having a curved recess within the curvature thereof for a cylindrical pivot and short end walls and a short front wall on the ends and front of said curved recess, a top container section having a curved back wall complementary to and engaging within said curved back wall of the base container section and provided within the curvature thereof with a recess superimposed on said curved recess and provided with end and front walls resting on the end and front walls of the curved recess of said container base section, a cylindrical pivot set into said recesses and having a trunnion engaging complementary bearing openings in the end walls of said recesses, and a cover for said coin purse attached to said pivot, said pivot having a projection, and said cover having a boss with a recess complementary to said projection, and means for securing said projection within said recess by which these parts are connected together.

3. In a coin purse, a base container section having a curved back wall having a curved recess within the curvature thereof for a cylindrical pivot and short end walls and a short front wall on the ends and front of said curved recess, a top container section having a curved back wall complementary to and engaging within said curved back wall of the base container section and provided within the curvature thereof with a recess superimposed on said curved recess and provided with end and front walls resting on the end and front walls of the curved recess of said container base section, a cylindrical pivot set into said recesses and having a trunnion engaging complementary bearing openings in the end walls of said recesses, a cover for said coin purse attached to said pivot, and projections on said cover and engageable with complementary recesses in said base container section by which said cover may be releasably held closed.

4. In a coin purse, a base container section having a recess for a cylindrical pivot and end walls on the ends of said recess, a top container section mounted on said base container section and having a recess superimposed on said recess and provided with end walls resting on said end walls, a cylindrical pivot set into said recesses and having a trunnion engaging complementary bearing openings in said end walls, and a cover for said coin purse attached to said pivot.

5. In a coin purse, a base container section having a recess for a cylindrical pivot and end walls on the ends of said recess, a top container section mounted on said base container section and having a recess superimposed on said recess and provided with end walls resting on said end walls, a cylindrical pivot set into said recesses and having a trunnion engaging complementary bearing openings in said end walls, and a cover for said coin purse attached to said pivot, said bearing openings comprising superimposed semicylindrical recesses in said end walls.

6. In a coin purse, a base container section having a recess for a cylindrical pivot and end walls on the ends of said recess, a top container section mounted on said base container section and having a recess superimposed on said recess and provided with end walls resting on said end walls, a cylindrical pivot set into said recesses and having a trunnion engaging complementary bearing openings in said end walls, and a cover for said coin purse attached to said pivot, said end walls of said base container section projecting upwards and said end walls of said top container section projecting downwards.

NEIL S. WATERMAN.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 717,586 Linker Jan. 6, 1903 1,563,034 Levine Nov. 24, 1925 1,633,127 Pepe June 21, 1927 2,339,474 Hardin Jan. 18, 1944 2,347,981 Apfelbaum May 2, 1944 

